# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220173410007` · 12/01/2017 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 89
- **Mine experience:** 7 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
- **Operator:** Spartan Mining Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4601544](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4601544)
## Narrative

Employee was pulling CM slack into heading for left crosscut when the slack fouled causing them to be pulled backward onto their left knee. After throwing the cable down EE tried to stand and felt a pain in the left knee. EE was transported to surface to ambulance and to hospital. EE was referred to ortho dr and remains off work at this time. 

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